Living in Gwonseon-gu

In Gwonseon-gu, unemployment is 3.1% (2025).

권선구 had 360,286 residents in June 2026 and is a city in South Korea. The annual mean temperature estimate was 13.2°C at the end of 2024. The city had 58 schools in July 2026. The annual precipitation estimate was 1,483.7 mm at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2616 sources

Population360,286people30 Jun 2026Official source · MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026

Unemployment rate3.1%country median 2.7% — 15% aboveOfficial source · sri.kostat.go.kr

Recorded crime3,030incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2024Regional figureOfficial source · KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)

PM2.5, annual mean17µg/m³country median 16.0 — 6% aboveOfficial source · www.airkorea.or.kr

Which South Korea-wide rules apply when you move to Gwonseon-gu?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in South KoreaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Gwonseon-gu.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

In South Korea, jeonse is a deposit-only lease with no monthly rent. Where both values are available, the profile's monthly comparison estimates its cost as deposit × annual conversion rate ÷ 100 ÷ 12. Wolse is a separate lease with a monthly payment and its own deposit; that deposit is not included in the monthly figure.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€32

Mobile plan, 10 GB€29

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	31.8 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT 100 Mbps internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	28.91 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	KT mobile data plan⁴Official · national market
Annual jeonse deposit-to-rent conversion rate	5.2 %	31 Jul 2026	전국주택가격동향조사 — 지역별 전월세 전환율_아파트 (A_2024_00156, statId S234820263)¹⁵Official
Median jeonse deposit (deposit-only lease)	179,355 EUR	31 Aug 2026	국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (전세 rows: 보증금(만원))¹⁴Official
Median wolse monthly payment (deposit also required)	341.1 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 — 아파트 전월세 (월세 rows: 월세금(만원), deposit coexists)¹⁴Official

Is Gwonseon-gu a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–68%

Skilled employee73%strong on work, weak on safety · range 65–81%

Student45%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–53%

Family65%strong on family, weak on cost · range 56–74%

Retirement49%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 39–59%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in 권선구?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (2025-H1). Source: sri.kostat.go.kr¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in South KoreaUnemployment in Gwonseon-gu is 3.1%. Of 218 cities with data, 36 have unemployment of 0.5 to under 1%.

0–0.50.5–11–1.51.5–22–2.52.5–33–3.53.5–44–4.54.5–55–5.55.5–6

Gwonseon-gu 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Unemployment rate	3.1 %country median 2.7%	31 Dec 2025	sri.kostat.go.kr¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Gwonseon-gu?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€822of €1,660 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€1,660
Jeonse monthly equivalentjeonse monthly equivalent; based on a €179,355 refundable deposit and 5.2% annual conversion rate · official · 국토교통부 실거래가 공개시스템 조건별 자료제공 · 2026-08-31 · official · 전국주택가격동향조사 · 2026-07-31	− €777
Internet€32 · official · KT 100 Mbps internet · 2026-09-30	− €32
Mobile plan€29 · official · KT mobile data plan · 2026-09-30	− €29
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€822

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Gwonseon-gu Salary needed to live in Gwonseon-gu

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gwonseon-gu. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Work24 public employment service — Public employment service

Ministry of Employment and Labor, Republic of Korea

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gwonseon-gu. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	58 schools	21 Jul 2026	Schoolinfo official open-data callback response⁹Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Hospital beds per 100,000 residents	774.4 beds per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보¹Official
Hospitals	17 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 시설정보¹Official
Pharmacies	143 count	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 약국정보서비스¹Official
Physicians per 100,000 residents	208.2 per 100,000	30 Jun 2026	HIRA 전국 병의원 및 약국 현황 2026.6 — 병원정보서비스¹Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gwonseon-gu under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital beds per 100,000 residents774.4 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-09-16

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,030 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2024	KOSIS e-Regional Indicators; population-adjusted crime rate by city/province (Table DT_1YL3001)²Official · regional context

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gwonseon-gu. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Early Adaptation Program — Newcomer Adaptation

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For newly arrived foreign residents, international students, workers, marriage migrants.

KoreanIn Person

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Social Integration Program (KIIP) — Integration course

Ministry of Justice / Korea Immigration Service

For foreign residents in Korea, people within three years of naturalization.

KoreanIn Person, Online

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Gwonseon-gu.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in 권선구?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: www.airkorea.or.kr¹³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

0°

3°-7°

6°-4°

11°1°

18°6°

24°12°

28°18°

29°22°

30°23°

26°17°

20°9°

13°2°

5°-4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

123

385

296

134

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

174

179

206

215

230

195

138

169

185

209

163

166

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.517WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in South KoreaAnnual PM2.5 in Gwonseon-gu is 17.0 µg/m³. Of 235 cities with data, 47 have annual PM2.5 of 17 to under 18 µg/m³.

9–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–23

Gwonseon-gu 17.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	17 µg/m³country median 16.0	31 Dec 2024	www.airkorea.or.kr¹³Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 11.3 · Apr 18.2 · May 23.6 · Jun 27.5 · Jul 29.3 · Aug 30.3 · Sep 26.4 · Oct 20.4 · Nov 12.5 · Dec 4.9 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -6.6 · Feb -4.5 · Mar 0.6 · Apr 6.4 · May 12.3 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 22.7 · Sep 17.1 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 2.4 · Dec -4.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.1 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 12 · May 17.6 · Jun 22.2 · Jul 25.3 · Aug 26 · Sep 21.4 · Oct 14.5 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 0.1 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 18.1 · Feb 28.3 · Mar 40.7 · Apr 71.6 · May 95 · Jun 122.9 · Jul 385.1 · Aug 296.3 · Sep 133.5 · Oct 54.1 · Nov 48.9 · Dec 25.8 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 174.3 · Feb 178.7 · Mar 205.7 · Apr 214.5 · May 229.7 · Jun 195 · Jul 138.2 · Aug 168.7 · Sep 184.6 · Oct 208.9 · Nov 162.5 · Dec 166.2 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Suwon_47119.csv¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Annual mean temperature	13.18 °C	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Annual precipitation	1,484 mm	31 Dec 2024	NASA POWER 2024 daily point climate observation for South Korea municipalities⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

How many people live in 권선구?

The published population was 360,286 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	2.96 %	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026⁸Official
Foreign residents	10,669 people	31 Mar 2026	Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026⁸Official
Female residents	178,720 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026⁶Official
Male residents	181,566 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026⁶Official
Population	360,286 people	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026⁵Official

International community in Gwonseon-gu

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Persons recorded in the official KOSIS registered-foreigner population table; this is not the total resident population and is not interchangeable with resident citizenship. · 2025

Published group	People	Share
계	10,762	100.0%
한국계중국인	5,592	52.0%
중국	2,161	20.1%
베트남	872	8.1%
몽골	258	2.4%
네팔	197	1.8%
우즈베키스탄	175	1.6%
타이(태국)	157	1.5%
필리핀	155	1.4%
미얀마	153	1.4%

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Published group	People	Share
일본	145	1.3%
인도	112	1.0%
캄보디아	105	1.0%
미국	78	0.7%
러시아(연방)	70	0.7%
타이완(대만)	63	0.6%
인도네시아	50	0.5%
파키스탄	48	0.4%
방글라데시	38	0.4%
스리랑카	34	0.3%
키르기즈	31	0.3%
카자흐스탄	22	0.2%
영국	21	0.2%
캐나다	20	0.2%
남아프리카공화국	17	0.2%
타지키스탄	13	0.1%
프랑스	12	0.1%
오스트레일리아	12	0.1%
브라질	11	0.1%
튀르키예	10	0.1%
멕시코	10	0.1%
라오스	10	0.1%
모로코	10	0.1%
우크라이나	8	0.1%
이란	8	0.1%
홍콩	6	0.1%
폴란드	5	0.0%
알제리	5	0.0%
독일	4	0.0%
이집트	4	0.0%
에티오피아	4	0.0%
나이지리아	3	0.0%
한국계러시아인	3	0.0%
스페인	3	0.0%
스위스	3	0.0%
탄자니아	3	0.0%
말레이시아	2	0.0%
뉴질랜드	2	0.0%
싱가포르	2	0.0%
이탈리아	2	0.0%
네덜란드	2	0.0%
이라크	2	0.0%
루마니아	2	0.0%
콜롬비아	2	0.0%
조지아	2	0.0%
사우디아라비아	1	0.0%
아일랜드	1	0.0%
덴마크	1	0.0%
페루	1	0.0%
예멘공화국	1	0.0%
케냐	1	0.0%
그리스	1	0.0%
라이베리아	1	0.0%
에콰도르	1	0.0%
튀니지	1	0.0%
베네수엘라	1	0.0%
칠레	1	0.0%
과테말라	1	0.0%
리투아니아	1	0.0%
몰도바	1	0.0%
가봉	1	0.0%
엘살바도르	1	0.0%
코스타리카	1	0.0%
시에라리온	1	0.0%
팔레스타인	1	0.0%
자메이카	1	0.0%
팔라우	1	0.0%
기타	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	166,505 households	30 Jun 2026	MOIS resident-registration population, sex and household counts by administrative area, June 2026⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Gwonseon-gu

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Wonmi-gu as a Gwonseon-gu alternative in the same country

Better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,488.2 Wonmi-gu vs 774.4 Gwonseon-gu+92%
Foreign residents: 4.2% Wonmi-gu vs 3.0% Gwonseon-gu+42%
Unemployment: 2.9% Wonmi-gu vs 3.1% Gwonseon-gu−6%
Annual PM2.5: 16.0 µg/m³ Wonmi-gu vs 17.0 µg/m³ Gwonseon-gu−6%
Residents: 382,339 Wonmi-gu vs 360,286 Gwonseon-gu+6%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,030 Wonmi-gu vs 3,030 Gwonseon-gusame level

Full comparison More about Wonmi-gu

Alternative cities in South Korea

Other cities in South Korea to compare with Gwonseon-gu, nearest in population first.

All South Korea cities

Yangsan-si361,389 residents Yondtong-gu362,099 residents Asan-si363,678 residents Mapo-gu356,487 residents Wonju-si364,811 residents Busanjin-gu364,912 residents

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Is Gwonseon-gu part of Seoul?

Gwonseon-gu is near Seoul, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 33.3 km away by straight-line distance. Seoul city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source¹⁶

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in 권선구?

The published population was 360,286 people in June 2026. Source: MOIS resident registration population by si/gun/gu, June 2026.

Is the air quality good in 권선구?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 17 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: www.airkorea.or.kr.

What is the unemployment rate in 권선구?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (2025-H1). Source: sri.kostat.go.kr.

How many foreign residents live in Gwonseon-gu?

10,669 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Registered foreigners by local government, March 2026.

Is Gwonseon-gu a good place to live?

Gwonseon-gu may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Gwonseon-gu part of Seoul?

Gwonseon-gu is near Seoul, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 33.3 km away by straight-line distance.

How many people are in the 계 citizenship group in Gwonseon-gu?

The official citizenship distribution records 10,762 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2025. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Gwonseon-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version df54674eb555fa26eec2f09023badf15]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gwonseongu/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_gwonseon-gu-south-korea-population-rent-cost-of-living_17a6604b3f7a,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Gwonseon-gu, South Korea: population, rent, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {df54674eb555fa26eec2f09023badf15},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/kr/gwonseongu/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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